Windmill-lubricator.



H. H. MAOOMBER.

WINDMILL LUBRIOATOR.

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HERBERT H. MACOMBER, OF KENDALLVILLE. INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE FLINT &WALLING MFG. COMPANY, OF KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OFINDIANA.

WINDMILL-LUBRICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

Application filed September 25, 1909. Serial No. 519,602.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT H. Maconnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kendallville, Noble county, Indiana, have invented a new anduseful lVindmill- Lubricator, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a distributing device, more particularly forsupplying lubricant from a reservoir to a plurality of bearings, some ofwhich bearings are movable relatively to the reservoir.

This invention has utility when adapted as a windmill oiler rlubricator.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view, with partsbroken away, showing adaptation of invention for use as a lubricator ofwindmills of type shown in applicants Reissue Patent No. 12,804, June 2,1908; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the lubri'cator showingcertain of the operative connections thereof to a windmill; Fig. 3 is anenlarged detail view in perspective of the rocking or oscillatingdischarge receiving and duct supplying me|nber; Fig. 4 a sectional View0 a portion of one of the ducts on an enlarged scale, showing themounting thereof on the oil cup; Fig. 5 is a plan View of a distributingsection mounted on the oil cup; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of thedistributing section shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a perspective view, withparts broken away, of the dipper member; Fig. 8 is a side elevation ofthe reservoir, with parts broken away to show the speed reducingmechanism therein for operating the dipper member; Fig. 9 is a crosssection of the reservoir showing an end elevation of the speed reducingmechanism; and Fig. 10 is a detail view showing in section the structureof one of the rocking duct sections.

The windwheel 1 (Fig. 1) is mounted on the main shaft 2 (Figs. 1 and 2)in bearing 3. Fixed on this shaft 2 is the pinion 4 in mesh witht-hegear wheel 5 on the back gear shaft 6, parallel with shaft 2, inbearing 7. Mounted on the frame of these bearings is the upwardlyextending frame member 8,

carrying the fulcrum pin 9, on which is mounted the weighted governorarm 10. Mounted to rock with the governor arm 10, is the arm 11,connected by link 12 to the rudder 13. Also connected to the weightedgovernor arm 10 is the arm 14, operated by chain 15 passing over guidepulley 16, this chain serving to throw the windmill in and out of gear.

Mounted on the pin 9 is the walking beam 17 having the bearings for thepin 18 at the end of the beam 1'7 remote from the pin 9. Between thewalking beam bearings for the pin 18 is a bearing for the pump rodconnection 19 to which is connected the pump rod 20, and also a bearingfor the pitman or crank link 21.

The frame 8 has normally a bolt 22 for locking the pin 9 in position.The lubricator of this disclosure is adapted to be mounted on thiswindmill without any alteration in such mill, the reservoir beingmounted in position by the bracket 23 engaged by the bolt 22. Thisreservoir or primary distributer 24 has centrally disposed therein theshaft 25 having fixed on one end thereof the arm 26 provided with pinconnecting means 27, 28, 29. The gear 5 is provided with wrist pinopenings 30, 31 32, permitting adjustment of throw of pitman 21 forvarious stroke distances of pump rod 20. Link 3 extending from arm 26engages the secondary distributor member 34 mounted by set screw 35 onthe oil (-up 36 of the pitman 21. litman travel accordingly causes link33 to rock arm 26.

The adjustments provided on arm 26 may be so connected up with link 33that with link 33 connected at adjustment 27 and pitman 21 at wrist pinopening 30, the rocking of arm 26 is the same as with link 33 connectedat adjustment 29 and crank 32, or with link at point 28 and crank 31.Vhilc variation from such adjustments will result in change intherocking of arm 26 as to movement of pitman 21.

F astened on the rock shaft 25 by the set screw 37 is the arm 38carrying the gravity pawl 39 (Figs. 8, 9). Stop 40 on the arm 38prevents the pawl from swinging clear over and precludes assemblingimproperly of the pawl 39 on the arm. Rocking of the arm 38 causes thepawl 39 to engage to intermittently rotate the ratchet wheel 41, whichratchet wheel 41 is held from reverse travel by the dog 42 yieldablyheld in engagement therewith by the spring 43.

Pivotally mounted .in the ratchet wheel 41 is the member 44 having atooth or lug 45 projecting outward from the face of the wheel 41 on theside thereof toward the arm 38, which lug is normally held so projectingby the spring 16 at the opposite extremity of the member 14. In rotationof wheel d1, the lug 15 engages the opposing lug 47 sufficiently inpassing to move the member 41 on its pivot and thus throw lug #18 towardthe crown teeth 19 on the wheel 50 mounted adjacent the wheel ll. Thuseach complete rotation of wheel 41 will result in lug 4C8 setting aheadwheel 50 one tooth 49, the wheel 50 being held by spring dog in asimilar manner as wheel 41. lVhen wheel 50 has been rotated to bring lug51 of the pivoted member 52 therein, to position adjacent the similarmember 1 1 in wheel 1-1, lug 48 c011- tacting lug 51 rocks member 52 tothrow the tooth 53 on the opposite side of wheel 50 into engagement withthe crown teeth 5% on wheel 55 adjacent the wheel 50. \Vhile dog 42serves to hold the wheel 11, similar dogs 56 and 57 hold respectivelythe wheels :30 and 55.

Pro ection 58 on the hub of wheel serves to transmit motion from thesethree loose wheels on rock shaft 25, through the engaging fork 59 to thehub 60 of the rotary frame having the arms 1 carrying on one side thecounterweight 62. The arms 1 at the end of the frame remote from hub (30extend toward each other to the hub ()3 (Fig. 7). Opposite to thecounterweight 62 the rotary frame carries pivotally the dipper member64, which in its travel about the reservoir 24, in passing up throughthe lubricant therein,is filled, and on reaching the opening 65,slightly above the center of the horizontally disposed cylindricalreservoir 24:, discharges the lubricant through said opening. This speedreducing mechanism from the driving member 26 so operates that feedingof lubricant only occurs while the machine is running, and then only atsuch spaced intervals and in such graduated quantities as to effect adistribution of lubricant closely approximating the requirements formaintaining the mill in first class condition,

Loose collar 66 on rock shaft remote from the speed reducing mechanism39, .11, 50, etc., permits of ready assemblage of the parts on the rockshaft, and then movement of the frame into position to be rotated by thefork 59 engaging lug 58 on wheel 55. The upper portion of the reservoir2% is provided with a charging opening having sides turned back to formthe flanges 67 which may be engaged by the slidable closure 68 havingthe handle ring 69.

Covering the lateral opening in the reservoir 24L is the housing 70. Thedipper member (34 is divided into a plurality of clippers. The dippersection 71 (Fig. 7) discharges into its particular division of housing 70 do the succeeding divisions or dippers 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, of suchdifferent esas ie sizes as to proportionally deliver oil to the bearingswhich have varying wear thereon.-

Dipper 71 discharges into housing chamber 78, having outlet duct 79supplying the oscillating receiving member 80, mounted on hook 81 andhaving rigid duct section 82 telescoping into duct section 88discharging through opening 84 in rocking member 85 in the distributingmember 34:. The lubri cant from opening Set runs into extension 80 andthrough duct 87 to the oil cup 88 of the wrist pin.

Dipper 72 discharges into chamber 89 having outlet 90 connected by duct91 to supply oil cup 92 of bearing 8 for shaft 2 adja cent the pinion 4.

Dipper 73 discharges into chamber 93 having outlet 941 into oscillatingmember 95 rigid with the member 80. Leading from receiving section 95 isduct 96 telescoping with duct 97 extending to rocking member 85, fromwhich discharge duct 98 leads above section 99. In the rocking of member3 1 due to the pitman 21, the duct 98 has its drippings partially fallin section 100 to pass by opening 101 to oil cup for pump rodvconnection 19, while other portions of the drippings of lubricant fromduct 98 fall in section 103 and pass through opening 104; into pitmanoil cup 36. The telescopic sections leading from the reservoir 21 areelements of the extensible ducts.

Dipper 74: discharges into chamber 105 having outlet duct 10G extendinginto T-fitting 107 to supply through opening 108 the rock duct 109. Theopening 108 is of such size that lubricant from duct 106 runs into theduct 109, the portion 110 of which en-- gages in the rocking oil cup 111of the walking beam, while the opposite portion 112 engages in the otherrocking oil cup 113 of the walking beam. Theportions 110, 112, aresutiiciently long to be engaged and rocked by the oil cups 111, 113, andthus deliver full supply of lubricant thereto.

Dipper 75 discharges into chamber 114: having outlet 115 connected toduct 116 supplying oil cup 117 for hearing 3 adjacent the windwheel 1.

Dipper 76 discharges into chamber 118 having outlet 119 connected byduct 120 with oil cup 121 of bearing 7 for shaft 6.

Dipper 77 discharges into chamber 122 having outlet 123 connected byduct 12. with oil cup 125 of bearing 7 for back gear shaft 6.

The bearings for the shafts 2, 6, are relatively stationary as to thereservoir 2-1:, the cups 111. 118, rock relatively to said reservoir,while the bearings at wrist pin and walking beam pin 18 have movementrelatively to the reservoir. The distributers or ducts leading from thereservoir are made up of rigid sections positively conducting lubricantto the several working bearings,

of shaft 2 and due to the graduation in size of the of passagesextending from the reservoir to dippers, the supply is proportional tothe requirement of each bearing.

The connecting up of the device for automatic operation with thewindmill by the speed reduction mechanism results in intermittent supplyto the bearings at such remote intervals as to keep the hearings inproper condition and not waste lubricant, features of economy inoperation.

WVhat is claimed and it is desired to se cure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a windmill the combination with a reservoir of a walking beamhaving a bearing movable relatively to the reservoir, oil cups for saidbearing, and a connection between said reservoir and one of the cupscomprising an extensible duct and a member by which the duct is movablyengaged, said member mounted on one of the cups and having distributingpassages to deliver from the duct to the cups.

2. In a windmill the'combination with a reservoir of a pump rod having abearing, a crank link having a bearing, said bearings movable relativelyto the reservoir, oil cups for said bearings, and a positive connectionbetween said reservoir and one of the cups comprising a jointed duct anda rigid member, said member having passages to supply each cup.

3. The combination with a windmill comprising a frame, a pump rodreciprocable in said frame and provided with a bearing member, alubricant reservoir mounted on the frame, and as to which reservoir themember is movable and a positive connection between the reservoir andbearing member comprising a duct having rigid sections and a memberhaving distributing passages supplied by said duct there being dippermeans to supply said duct from said reservoir.

4. A multiple discharge lubricator comprising a reservoir and a rotarycarrier therein embodying normally self emptying dippers, said reservoirhaving a lateral wall providing a discharge opening and a dipper guidethereto, and passages from said reservoir comprising discharge ductssupplied by each dipper.

5. A multiple discharge lubricator embodying a reservoir, a rotarycarrier therein having a plurality of different capacity clippers, saidreservoir having a longitudinally extending dipper discharge openingabove the axis of the carrier, passages extending from said reservoircomprising a discharge duct supplied by each dipper, and drivingmechanism embodying elements intermittently connected to actuate thecarrier.

6. The combination with a reservoir and a plurality of elements havingrelatively movable and relatively stationary bearings,

the bearings, said passages comprising ducts having rigid inter-engagingrelatively movable sections, there being dipper means to supply saidpassages from said reservoir.

7. The combination with a reservoir and a plurality of relativelymovable bearings, of separate passages from said reservoir to saidbearings comprising supply ducts having rigid interengaging relativelymovable sections, there being dipper means to supply said passages fromsaid reservoir.

8. The combination with a windmill having a walking beam bearing, of areservoir relatively to which said bearing is movable, dipper means insaid reservoir, a connection from said reservoir to the bearingcomprising a telescopic duct and driving mechanism intermittentlyconnected to actuate the dipper means to supply lubricant from thereservoir to the bearing.

9. The combination with a windmill having a crank link, and a bearingtherefor, of a reservoir relatively to which said link is movable, adistributer mounted on the link to supply the bearing, and a connectionfrom the reservoir to the distributer comprising rigid interengagingrelatively movable sections.

10. The combination with a windmill having an oil cup, of a reservoirrelatively to which said oil cup is movable, and a connection from saidreservoir to said cup comprising a supply duet having a first sustainingsection rigid with said reservoir and a second rigid relatively movablesection sustained by the first section and directly engaged to be rockedby said cup.

11. The combination with a windmill having oil cups, of a reservoirrelatively to which said oil cups are movable, and connections from saidreservoir to said cups comprising a plurality of supply ducts havingrelatively movable rigid sections, there being dipper means to supplysaid ducts from said reservoir.

12. The combination with a windmill having a plurality of bearings, of asupplyreservoir and connections between said reservoir and bearingscomprising a relatively rockable duct discharge receiving member, a ductinterengaging with said reservoir and member, and a plurality ofdistributers supplied by said member to provide passage of lubricant tothe bearings.

13. The combination with a windmill having a movable bearing. of alubricator having a reservoir as to which said bearing is movable, and asupply device interengaging with said reservoir and the bearingembodying a telescopic duct, a lubricant receiving member rockablerelative to said reservoir, and distributing passages from said member.

14. A windmill lubricator comprising relatively movable primary andsecondary lqnounting inaintainingsaid secondary dis-- lubricantdistributers, a mounting maintaintributer against rotation,communication ing said secondary distributer against rotatherebetweencomprising ducts and ducts tion communication therebetweencomprisleacling from the secondary distributor.

5 ing ducts, and a plurality of tubes forming In testimony whereof Ihereunto set my 5 duets leading from each distributer to difhand in thepresence of two Witnesses. ferent points. HERBERT H. MAGGMBER.

15. A Windmill lubricator comprising a itnesses: primary lubricantdistributer, a relatiy ely FRANK B. PARK,

10 movable secondary lubricant distributer, a CLOYCE D. DUFFIELD.

